LAS VEGAS, NV – The Broadband Group, in partnership with Huntsville Utilities (Alabama), announced today the launch of Huntsville Utilities’ Fiber Transport Network, a historic partnership to accelerate the deployment of ultra-high speed Internet service throughout the service territory of the Utility. As part of this announcement, Google Fiber also announced they will be working with the Utility to provide service on the network that will be entirely owned by Huntsville Utilities.
“Abundant high-speed Internet can help communities grow stronger, laying a foundation for innovation and economic growth,” said Jill Szuchmacher, Director of Expansion for Google Fiber. “Huntsville’s leaders have taken a big step by bringing a new fiber network to their residents and businesses. We look forward to working with Huntsville Utilities and the City to bring Google Fiber to more people.”
For the past two years, The Broadband Group has led the engineering, financial modeling, and operational readiness plans for Huntsville Utilities. Jay Stowe, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntsville Utilities noted that, “With the vision of today’s Huntsville leaders, including the Huntsville Utilities Electric Board, the assistance of committed partners like Tom Reiman of The Broadband Group, and the dedication of the entire Huntsville Utilities team, we evaluated the best methods to accomplish two goals. The first of these was the need to utilize high-speed data for our internal operational purposes and second, to provide high-speed broadband access to our residents and customers.”